Rev. Dr. Tim Spring, Pastor

North Hills Community Baptist Church March 2016

He is Risen!He is Risen!He is Risen! Join us for Easter services

Maundy Thursday, March 24

Join us at 6:30 p.m. in

Fellowship Hall for a Seder

Meal & Communion Service

There will be a representation of items

served at a Seder meal. Please note

that this is not a dinner.

Palm Sunday Worship

March 20

11:00 A.M.

Easter March 27

Breakfast 9:30 A.M.

Worship 11:00 A.M.

Those whose last names begin with

A-L, please bring a pastry item.

Those whose last names begin with

M-Z, please bring a fruit dish to

share.

The whole family is welcome!

Thank you for your service! Boards & Committee Members for 2016

Christian Education

Gail Litwiler Eric Tissue Lori Tissue, Vice Chair Ginger Clarke, Secretary Brianne Claus, Chair Linda Wagner, Church Council Rep Lynne Scherer-Baranowski Ron Barnes, Treasurer Ed Simmons

Memorial Gifts Committee: Lynne Scherer-Baranowski, C.E.; Norma Morrow, Deacons; Mildred Early, Missions; Scott Detwiler, At Large Nominating Committee: Gail Litwiler, C.E.; Adam Claus, Deacons; Ryan Buschmeyer, Missions Pastoral Relations: Krystal Brooks, Kim Dering, Gina Dayieb, David Spence Stewardship Committee: Jennifer Bailey, Christina Glenn, Bill Griffith, Eric Tissue

Deacons

Adam Claus Josh Duncan Norma Morrow Beth Spence, Treasurer (Deacons Fund) Lynn Berney Mark Mendicino, Chair David Swihart, Secretary Olivia Tunnell Cindy Binz Jo Ann Claus, Vice Chair Mike Wertz

Missions

Ryan Buschmeyer, Chair Mildred Early Manuel Bautista Amy Mendicino, Vice Chair Pauline Spring Jennifer Castellano Joanne Hopkins-Budd, Secretary

Trustees

Damon Claus Gregg Clarke John Binz Ryan Brooks Dave Yarbrough Kim Kelley Anderson Rod Nixon Trenton Tunnell

Moderator: Marcy Braunstein Treasurer: Gary Claus Church Clerk: Kerri Buschmeyer Financial Secretary: Marian Marinack Sunday School Superintendents: Jim Binz & Linda Wagner Church Council At Large: Assistant Sunday School Superintendent: Bill Griffith Mike Stott, John Castellano, Tom Litwiler

DEACONS’ LISTS - If you do not see your name, please contact the church office and we will add you to a list.

Lynn Berney Beckas Berarducci DeSantis Hodos Hopkins, D. & H. Hopkins, R. LaDow Lubawy Nusida Rudolph, K. Rudolph, A. Yeater

Cindy Binz

Anderson, C. Anderson, G. & K. Daly Early Glass Marinack Mendicino Peterson Porterfield Quinn Schneider White

Adam Claus Allen Berney/Little Binz, J. & A. Fowler Binz, J. & C. Braunstein/Jones Castellano Glenn Nixon Simmons Tran Tunnell

Mike Wertz Blyth Claus, G. & J. Detwiler Dugan, C. Griffith Kraus Monteleone Morrow, R. & N. Morrow, R. & S.

Josh Duncan

Brogan Buschmeyer Clarke, G. & G. Claus, A. & B. Claus, D. & C. Gongaware Karimi Parise

Jo Ann Claus

Brooks Dayieb Gray, D. Guerrero Hines Lasky Lion Serowik Tempert Vatali

Mark Mendicino

Ammer Bautista Cisar Clark, M. & H. Duncan Kurtz McGarrah Ringeisen Spence, B. Spence, D. Summers, B.

Norma Morrow

Baranowski Byrnes Davis Fosnight Hopkins-Budd Litwiler Michalek Spring Swihart Walliser Yao

Beth Spence Barnes Blough Bruckman Corsello/Zacharias Faulhaber Gauger, Jill & Laura Nipaver Prytherch Shinko Sinetar Stott

Olivia Tunnell

Bailey Dering, K. & T. Dering, K. Dering, S. Dugan, K. & J. Dull Miller Tirado Tissue Spring, E.

David Swihart

Bond Claus, J. Gordon Grady Hatala Katich Sunderman/Coaston Wagner Wertz Yarbrough

Faithbuilders March 20

Grades 2-5 Sunday, March 20 is our Easter Celebration. Join us for lunch and Easter activities in the Fellowship Hall following worship. You won’t want to miss the food, crafts, games, and creative Easter activity! What a great way to spend time with friends and celebrate Jesus! Pick up time is 2:15 p.m.

Donations Needed April 2nd, the Faithbuilders will be helping the Vincentian residents with bingo. The following are being collected for prizes. Please place donations in the box under the mailboxes. Please no hard candy or anything with nuts. Large candy bars (no nuts) Knick knacks Seasonal or religious items Window clings Large print word search books After shave Men’s hand lotion Other hand lotions

Vacation Bible School will be July 25-29 Save the dates for a Deep Sea Discovery!

Spotlight on Christian Education!

During Lent the Tuesday Bible Class is studying Adam Hamilton’s, John: The Gospel of Light and Life. In the introduction he compares the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke to the Gospel of John. Adam Hamilton states: In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus calls people to follow him. In John, Jesus calls people to believe and to abide in him. Both following and believing in Jesus are important decisions of Christian discipleship. I began to think how many of us say we are “followers” of Jesus. . . after all, we are Christians. But, can we go a step further and say we actually believe and abide in our Lord in our daily lives? We are so blessed at NHCBC to have a fellowship which works toward strengthening our spiritual walk with Christ in order to believe and abide in him throughout our daily lives. The Youth Classes and Adult Sunday School offerings strive toward the goal of helping to keep the Lord present in the many aspects of our lives. Please join us on Sundays at 9:45 to share in fellowship with those who wish to enhance their walk with our Lord. Linda Wagner For the Board of Christian Education

Prayer Group

1 Samuel 12:23: "Moreover, as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way.” KJV The Bible tells us to pray always, morning, noon and night. We pray for the sick, the infirmed, those who are having problems, whether they be physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. We are also told specifically to pray for our enemies, for those who have something against us, for those who need to be forgiven, for forgiveness. Mention just about any need of any kind; and it can and should be prayed for and about, over and over.

We pray for our food, our clothing, our shelter, our friends, our neighbors, our families, our leaders and our enemies. Whatever situation presents itself, should be prayed about. Why do we expect God to answer if we do not ASK? Prayer group meets Sunday after the 11:00 a.m. service in room 4.

North Hills Community Outreach

Food Bank Collection for

March:

Crackers Items may be placed in the box

under the church mailboxes.

Pleasant Valley Shelter Please check the table at the back of the sanctuary for a list of items needed to prepare dinner on Tuesday, March 22. You may sign up to bring food or volunteer to help prepare and serve the food. If you are interested see Bill Davis (412-716-4187). The Mission Board thanks you for your continued support of this ministry to provide dinner for the homeless men at Pleasant Valley Shelter.

Children’s Church Schedule

6 Joyce Katich & Gia Castellano

13 Ryan Buschmeyer & Joshua Mendicino

20 Deedee Guerrero & Zoey Allen

27 Easter - No children’s church

The Ladies’ Breakfast Club will meet at Panera, 7217

McKnight Road, Thursday, March 17 at 9:30 a.m. All women are welcome.

Guys Game Night Will Be

Friday, March 11

All men and guys in 7th grade and up are invited for game night. Games will be there, but you are welcome to bring your favorites. Come anytime between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. and join us in the new café. Friends are welcome. See Javen or Scott Detwiler, if you have questions. Drinks provided, and you are invited to bring a snack to share.

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Cropping at the Corner will meet on Friday, March 11 from

7:30 p.m. until midnight in Fellowship Hall. Friends are welcome. Come, work on your craft projects and enjoy a time of fellowship.

Praise Band/Song Leaders Rehearsal Saturday, March 5, 9:00 A.M.

Frauencore Practices Monday, March 14, 6:30-7:30 P.M.

Saturday, March 19, 10:30-11:30 A.M.

Choir Rehearsal Changes Choir will meet following the Maundy Thursday service on March

24th. No choir on Thursday, March 31st.

FLOWERS If you would like to have flowers in the Sanctuary on a Sunday morning, please contact Mary Michalek or Beth Spence. The cost is about $25.00. You may place a note in the bulletin if you would like to mark a special occasion. Easter Flower orders are needed by Sunday, March 6.

McKnight Meals On Wheels Needs Volunteers

Help is needed in the kitchen, in the office, delivering meals, or on the steering committee. You may help once a month, week or when your schedule allows. McKnight Meals on Wheels is located in the Berkeley Hills Lutheran Church on Sangree Road. Call 412-486-4088 or mcknightmow@aol.com. They would love to hear from you.

North Hills Community Outreach Accepting Spring Share

Donations: Baskets, Basket Covers, Plastic Grass, Candy, Granola Bars, Juice Boxes, New Small Toys and New Small Stuffed Animals are being collected for Spring Share baskets for local families in hardship. Donations are accepted at the North Hills Community Outreach through early March, weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on Ferguson Road in Allison Park.

Thinking of going to Nicaragua this summer? Call Pastor Tim by March 1st.

APRIL

30

9:00 - 3:00

Saturday

Are You Ready For Are You Ready For Are You Ready For Are You Ready For Those Golden Years?Those Golden Years?Those Golden Years?Those Golden Years?

Presented by the Presented by the Presented by the Presented by the Board of MissionsBoard of MissionsBoard of MissionsBoard of Missions

Happy Birthday to the Following And Especially to Those We May Have Missed!

North Hills Community Baptist Church 7801 Thompson Run Road Pittsburgh, PA 15237-6346 Phone: (412) 366-2662 E-Mail: nhcbc@nhcbc.com www.nhcbc.com

Attendance Sunday Worship School

January 31 91 170 February 7 93 179 February 14 89 171 February 21 87 158

The Communicator is published monthly. July/August issue combined. Articles are due the next to the last Sunday of the month. Articles may be placed in the church secretary’s mailbox (Beth Spence) anytime during the month up to the due date. The Communicator is placed in your church mailbox the last Sunday of the month.

Financial Information may be found on the bulletin board in the narthex.

Items are due for the bulletin on Tuesday morning at noon. Thank you!

If we missed your birthday, please let the church office know so we can add you to the list.

The Trustees will meet March 6 following worship. The Deacons Board will meet March 6 at 6:00 p.m. The Church Council will meet on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m.

March

2 Jesse Parker 18 Marcy Braunstein 2 Rodney Smith 18 Jason Hartberger 3 Kara Dering 19 Jane Prytherch 3 Shannon Dering 20 Jencie Hartberger 4 Natalie Marinack 21 Sidra Quinn 9 Damon Hopkins 21 Trenton Tunnell 10 Ray Fosnight 24 Jennifer Bond 10 Brad Hopkins 25 Heidi Clark 11 Dwayne Allen 25 Leslie Faulhaber 12 Dean Smith 26 Jay Ammer 12 Marion White 26 David Spence 16 Jason Topnick 26 Aaron Yeager 16 Mike Wertz 31 Emily Ammer 17 Matt Clark 31 Richard Hopkins 17 Lukas Dayieb

Rev. Dr.Timothy E. Spring, Pastor Heidi Clark, Director of Music Ministries Robert Parise, Director of Youth Ministries JoAnn Swihart, Director of Pastoral Care Cheri Barnes, Custodian Carol Byrnes, Nursery Ashley Karimi, Toddlers John Beckas, Sound Technician